NEWSLETTER - All Saints Academy, Dunstable · 2017. 8. 22. · Wednesday 7th December Year 11...

All Saints Academy, Houghton Road, Dunstable LU5 5AB 01582 619700 www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org

Principal: Liz Furber

Dear Parents/Carers

As we start the run up to Christmas, it is worth reflecting

on the donations to charity that students and their families

have so willingly given. We have supported Children in

Need (£424 raised) and Dunstable Food Bank (1000 items

of food collected). During December all five Houses are

collecting spare change for Present Aid, which allows the

students in each house to buy items of their choice to

support refugees across the world. It is heartening to see

the Academy Vision, ‘Living well together with dignity,

faith and hope’, truly in action!

Year 11 students have made a good start with the first of

their mock exam sessions. Students revised hard and have

fed back to staff that they would like more advice and

support with revision techniques. As a result of this, we are

putting together a package of both internal and external

support that will help them prepare for the next mock

session which will take place after Christmas (Week

commencing 9th January). I know as parents and carers you

will continue to support them as they begin to become

independent learners, identifying for themselves where

they need to focus their efforts.

Around the Academy we now are asking students to ‘self-

regulate’ their uniform and behaviour. This means they do

not rely on staff constantly reminding them, but take

ownership for their own appearance and behaviour. As the

Academy introduces more opportunities for the students, I

was thrilled at the weekend to hear about the success of

our Young Enterprise students. The seven Year 12 students

won the Best Product award and were also Overall Winners

of the Bedford Trade Fair event. These young men are

excellent role models for all of the students within the

Academy and demonstrate the high aspirations we have for

students and staff alike.

As the temperature plummets please remind your children

of the need to travel carefully into the Academy, whether

walking or riding bikes. With Best Wishes,

Liz Furber Principal

Issue 4 - Wednesday 30th November 2016

NEWSLETTER

~Calendar~

Wednesday 7th December Year 11 Options Evening/Sixth Form Choices

Friday 9th December

Houghton Regis Family of Schools Christmas Concert

Thursday 15th December

Christmas Lunch Create and Design Winter Showcase, 6.00pm

Friday 16th December

Christmas Jumper Day (Staff & Students)

Tuesday 20th December Last Day of Term EARLY CLOSURE

Thursday 5th January

Staff Training Day/No Students

Friday 6th January Spring Term Starts for all Students

Calendar Dates for January will be included in December’s newsletter



From the Chair of Governors

At the Bedford Trade Fair, teams from schools

around the county (usually Year 12 students), set up

a stall in the centre of Bedford to sell/promote the

product/service they are working on as part of the

Young Enterprise programme. They are required to

be there for seven hours and persuade passing trade

to take an interest in their product. Part of the

process involves a competitive element because

there is also an official judging element to the day. I

am delighted to report that the team from All Saints,

Xenon Concepts, won the Best Product Award and

were the Overall Winners.

I am hoping that they will now attend the very large

Milton Keynes Trade Fair on 29th January and then

take part in the competitive stages to find the overall

County Champions who will represent Bedfordshire

at the Regional Finals at Robinson College,

Cambridge on 20th June 2017.

Many, many thanks to Michelle Watt in her recently

created role of being lead teacher for character

building; she has put in a 12-hour Saturday to

support our students. Congratulations to these fine

young men who will be excellent role models for our

younger students and great ambassadors for the

Academy.

David Fraser

OUTCOMES

Year 11 Geography Field Visit

On 30th September, we took 25 intrepid Geographers

from Year 11 to the Norfolk coast to actively revise the

coastal landscapes topic and enjoy a range of

challenging outdoor activities.

The students all tried their hand at advanced

fieldwork techniques and developed their knowledge

of coastal features, process and management which

will no doubt help them as they work towards their

final exams this year.

During the trip we gave out over 250 achievement

points to the students who constantly impressed us

with their geographical knowledge and teamwork.

We would like to give special mentions to Kai Linney,

Katie Jenkin and Adam England who all particularly

impressed us with their leadership skills over the

weekend.

Miss Room, Miss Astin and Mr Walbank

Humanities Curriculum Area

OUTCOMES



Don’t forget that our Sixth Form Open

Evening for Year 11 is on Wednesday 7th

December from 5.30pm—7.00pm. All sixth

form subjects will be showcased!

Monday Wednesday Thursday

Film Studies in 0058 3-4pm Art in 1035 3-4pm

Health and Social Care in LRC 3-4pm

Sport in LRC 3-4pm

Travel and Tourism in LRC 3-4pm

Public Services in LRC 3-4pm

Performing Arts in 0047 3-4pm

ICT in 1052 3-4pm

Business in 1052 3-4 pm

Geography in 1006 period 3

Graphics in 0059 3-4pm

Media in 0058 lunchtime and 3-4pm

Art in 1035 3-4pm

Media in 0058 lunchtime and 3-4pm

Hospitality in 1038 3-3.45pm

Sixth Form Mock Examinations

Students in Sixth Form will sit mock

examinations in the week commencing 12th

December 2016. Mock examinations are an

excellent opportunity for students to

experience a true reflection of their A Level

assessment conditions. If students have any

questions about the expectations of a mock

examination they should speak to their class

teacher in the first instance. Students will

receive the results of their mock examinations

following the Christmas break.

Charlie Small

Head of Sixth Form

Intervention Timetable for Sixth Form

An intervention timetable is now in place for Sixth Form

students and I am pleased to see a great turn out to

these sessions. Students are directed to attend sessions

by their teachers and form tutor. I recommend that

these opportunities for personalised support are taken

up early in the academic year to put students in good

stead for success in the summer. English subject

support will be arranged on a one-to-one basis,

bookable with class teachers.

Charlie Small

Head of Sixth Form

OUTCOMES



Exam and Revision Skills

Workshop for Year 11.

We are happy to announce that we are going to

ensure all Year 11 students have a full day

workshop, led by an external provider (Learning

Performance) on Tuesday 13th December

which focuses on delivering a range of tools and

strategies that will help to prepare our students

for revising efficiently and being fully prepared

for their exams.

Attendance to Period 6 Intervention.

I would like to take this opportunity to praise the

many students who are showing themselves to be

conscientious, hardworking and highly motivated.

The numbers of students who are attending Period

6 sessions is great to see. We are expecting 100%

attendance to the compulsory targeted sessions

and we do have a minority who are not yet taking

advantage of these additional support sessions.

Students who have been regularly attending, have

seen their efforts pay off in recent examinations

and results. Many Year 11 students who attend

Period 6 have achieved excellent AP2 Mock Exam

results. This is testament to how a student can

improve their levels with a positive attitude and

some extra effort.

Andy O’Rourke

Mock Results – Assessment Point 2.

November saw our Year 11 students take part in Mock

Exams which follow the same practices as their ‘real’

exams in June. Students were given an exam timetable

outlining the subject, times and location for each exam

and the exams themselves took place under strict exam

conditions that mirror the expectations for the June

exams. Mock exams give students the experience of

sitting exams and allow us to give students support and

intervention, where necessary, to build their subject

knowledge and confidence in their own ability so that

they can achieve the best possible outcomes. The mock

exam results formed part of our latest assessment point

and the overall results for students has improved since

the last assessment point. Students should use the

results and feedback that they have received from their

teachers to make the most of the final few months

before their exams.

Parent & Student Workshops

We are organising an evening at the Academy to

ensure that parents and carers are involved in the

forthcoming revision programme. There will be a

short presentation and then families are free to go

and visit Curriculum Leaders and subject teachers

will be providing key resources, ideas and guidance

on revision techniques and exam skills. Dates and

further details to follow.

Core subject intervention

Science, English and Maths

We are set to commence with

an additional set of daily

interventions and support

sessions that will run during

a.m registration. These will

focus on supporting 34 year 11

students. These are to be led

by Curriculum Leaders in each

of the core subjects.

Dates for the Diary

Year 11.

Wednesday 7th December

Year 11 Options evening

Monday 12th December

Year 11 Options form due

Tuesday 13th December

Learning Performance

Revision Workshop

Week commencing 9th

January

Year 11 Mock exams

OUTCOMES

I really enjoyed the rugby trip

to Coventry for the 4 nations

and it was a really good

atmosphere and an even better

experience. The games were: England VS Scotland

followed by New Zealand VS Australia.

I thought seeing England winning was good

because they are representing us and even

though Scotland lost it was such a great game

with amazing hits. The New Zealand VS Australia

was also a good game and seeing the Haka was

also awesome. I thought Australia started the

game strong and in the last 10 minutes New

Zealand finished the strongest getting forward

more and getting a try, they then made another

good attack but the try was disallowed. Also thank

you Mr. O'Rourke for setting the trip up!

Kyle Burnham



On the 5th of November we went to the Ricoh arena to watch

Scotland vs England and New Zealand vs Australia. England

managed to come back against Scotland in the second half and

Australia vs New Zealand was a different class. It was a great

night with some great tries and tackles and was fun to watch.

George Hourican

“FOUR NATIONS” RUGBY Achievement Reward

On 5th November we

attended the four nations in

Coventry at the Ricoh Arena.

We watched two games, England v

Scotland & New Zealand v Australia.

We saw England beat Scotland 38-12. We also

saw Australia beat New Zealand 14-8; this was a

very close game and you could feel the tension in

the stadium build. It was a good trip that everyone

who went enjoyed.

Jack Chilton

Selected students in Year 11 have

been invited to take part in an

achievement and motivation project

over the course of the last few

months. The winning team of three

students were able to attend the Four

Nations Rugby tournament at the

Ricoh Arena, Coventry. Here, they

share their thoughts about the visit.

Growth Mindset

Have you ever had a day where you just feel that

you are not good enough, that everyone

is better than you and you are feeling

a bit of a failure? Then it just might

be that you need to talk to some

of our year 7, 8 and 9 students for

a lesson on growth mind set.

Since September, our students have

been exploring their own mind sets

during their learning to learn lessons .

They are understanding how that little negative

voice needs to be quietened so that they can start

to see themselves as work in progress, and

understand that making mistakes means they are

learning. This takes resilience, which our students

are beginning really understand and apply to all

their lessons.

For this half of term we are exploring how to work

collaboratively which will test their resilience

through being set a variety of team building tasks,

while continuing to develop their knowledge of

their growth mind set. As you can see from the

picture below this is proving to be an exciting way

of working. In the next newsletter I hope to share

with you the results of their next project, ‘Google

20%’ which will be an opportunity to apply the skills

acquired so far.

Jo Goodchild

L2L Co-ordinator

TEACHING &

LEARNING

Interactive Teaching

The Academy is moving towards Good and better

teaching and learning for our students. This has

been confirmed by external visitors who have

stated that our students are ready to

become more active learners. To this end

our teachers will continue to deliver

lessons which:

• is Differentiated

• is Active and which promote independence

• is Planned in order to demonstrate progress

• Provides a high degree of appropriate challenge.

• Acts on feedback from students.

Throughout the remainder of this term and into the

Spring term our ‘6Ms’ will continue to be used to

outline our basic expectations for effective learning;

Meet All students are greeted at the door

Manage Seating plans establish routines so that

learning can begin promptly

Model Respect for all is modelled in every

lesson.

Motivate Ensure a positive approach and

message is conveyed through learning

activities.

Maintain High standards of presentation are

maintained across all learning activities.

Monitor Students are included in the monitoring

of progress. Detailed feedback is

provided by the teacher and acted upon

by the students

Thank you for your continued support and please

ensure that your children are equipped and

motivated for learning and are prepared to begin

the Spring term with renewed vigour.

Martin Serrao

Vice Principal

“Tell me and I

forget, teach me

and I may

remember, involve

me and I learn.”

Benjamin Franklin



Teaching & Learning Student Voice

Feedback from our Gifted &Talented interviews have

been extremely positive. We focused on reflecting on

enrichment days and SMSC provision. Students found

several tasks challenging and have identified areas

where we need to increase the level of challenge.

Students have thoroughly enjoyed all three

enrichment days, with Halloween and

Christmas being neck and neck as their

favourite. Evident from all of the

interview groups was the desire to

learn more about other cultures,

inclusive of their festivals,

celebrations and other religious

rituals. I find this thirst to develop

their social awareness incredibly

humbling and look forward to

seeing Academy staff incorporate

this into our further enrichment day

planning. Thank you to those students

who took part.

Nicholas Carter

Student Voice Co-ordinator

Year 7 G & T Reading Club

A group of students in Year 7 have had the

opportunity to meet weekly since the beginning of

November and discuss books, genres and themes

relating to their favourites stories as well as discuss

exciting new short stories. We have just completed

reading “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard

Connell, and are expanding to share excerpts from

different genres!

Any other Year 7 students that wish to join us

Thursdays from 3-4 pm should see me in 1074—new

students are always welcome!

Miss Gacek

English

KS3 Writing Club

Students in Years 7-9 have been meeting since

the beginning of November through a love of a

range of writing styles. Students are currently

drafting pieces to participate in the Young

Writer’s creative writing competition for the end

of December. The theme of the competition is a

mini- saga: writing a story in no more than 100

words! We are currently working towards

adding detail that gives imagery to the reader,

writing under a word-count restriction, including

higher level vocabulary and punctuation for

effect.

Any new students are always welcome and we

meet Mondays from 3.00pm-4.00pm. Please see

me if you are interested!

Miss Gacek

English Curriculum Area

TEACHING &

LEARNING



Up and coming…

In the new term the Academy will be organising a

series of events to support our Year 11 students in

preparing for their final examinations.

These events will be extended to include parents

and guardians to help them to help their children

through this important stage of their education.

Dates and events will be released in the new term.

Martin Serrao

Vice Principal

English GCSE Revision

In English Year 11s have been working hard on exam skills and have just completed their

Literature - Paper 2.

As a reminder, the set texts for literature are:

An Inspector Calls

Romeo and Juliet

A Christmas Carol

Poems from the AQA Anthology: Power & Conflict

Please help your son/daughter by encouraging them to read the texts at home regularly,

(either with their own copy or one that is borrowed from the library or downloaded from the

internet). They need to make notes on characters, themes and ideas, as well as practise

answering exam questions.

There are also GCSE AQA revision guides on sale for both language and literature for £2.75

which is half the cost of the book if you were to buy it online. Students can use these to work

independently, to revise the main ideas in their own time and also to help with exam

techniques, such as how to structure essays.

The novel we are revising in class at the moment is , ‘A Christmas Carol’.

Donna Witter

Curriculum Leader in English

TEACHING &

LEARNING



An Inspector Calls— Theatre Visit

Year 11 students have been invited to attend a visit to the Playhouse Theatre, London to watch the national

production of An Inspector Calls on Wednesday 1st February. Letters have been given to all students but we can

provide an extra copy if you require this.

All details, including costs and timings, can be found in the letter and we would hope that the majority of Year 11 will

see this exciting production which will bring their study of the play to life.

Mandy Mullane

Acting Second in English

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT,

BEHAVIOUR & WELFARE

During the course of this term, students

have been working on “self-regulation”.

This means that they modify their

behaviours without significant prompting.

This is an important stage in

our development of

behaviour management.

Over 96% Attendance

Our aspiration target is 96%. During

this half term, we have started

rewarding every form group who

achieve over 96% attendance on a

weekly basis. This is our

“aspirational” target. The groups

who have achieved this so far are:-

7MWA

7ZBR

7CBR (twice)

8NWH (twice)

9LRO

9RDA

10KHA

10RAG

11JGR

11CRO

12CSM

6MGI

6KTA

Attendance Matters

Parents and Carers are asked make sure that they have the correct start

date for next term in calendars and diaries. We return to the Academy on

FRIDAY 6th JANUARY at the normal time. In line with Local Authority

policy, we do not authorise term time holidays and there is a clear

expectation that every student will attend for every day that they are well

and able to.

Elaine Boyd

Vive Principal

Attendance

Good school attendance is key to success in any school year

but attendance in Year 11 is crucial not only for academic

success but also for post 16 options.

The registration certificate showing the students attendance,

late marks and absences will be used to support college and

apprenticeship applications, not forgetting that School is

normally the first contact when applying for your first job.

Attendance targets are 95% and above, and for students to

have the best possible opportunities they need to be able to

demonstrate that their school attendance was around the

national average and they can arrive regularly on time.

Please support us by ensuring your child attends school and

arrives promptly .

Alison Spicer

Inclusion Manager

Inclusion

The Inclusion Unit provides a school within

a school experience for students. It allows

some students the opportunity to spend a

proportion of their time away from

mainstream education without leaving the

Academy.

Students might be in the Inclusion Unit

because they have an injury, because they

need to stretch to reach top grades or

because they are experiencing difficulties

with their studies.

The Inclusion Unit has been up and

running for a term now . It is run by Miss

Tarrant and if your child is offered this

support we will contact you to explain

changes to their timetables and the reason

for the referral.

Alison Spicer

Inclusion Manager



PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT,

BEHAVIOUR & WELFARE

Bike Registration Scheme

We are very proud that All Saints Academy have one

of the highest bike to school records in the region and

a quick look at our cycle racks on site will show just

how popular biking to school is.

We are also aware, however, that we have a duty to

ensure that all our cyclists are safe on site and in the

local community and so we will shortly be writing to

parents asking that any student who travels to school

by bicycle registers as a cycle user. Registration will

help us to monitor cycle use and cycle safety on site

and will also help us provide additional support and

education where unsafe cycling is taking place.

From 1st January 2017, only registered cycle users will

be able to bring their bikes into the Academy

premises, so please make sure that you register

promptly even if you are only an occasional user.

Elaine Boyd

Vice Principal

The Skills Show

Seventy two students from Year 10 attended this

year's Skills Show at the Birmingham NEC. This show

provides an excellent opportunity for students to

discover the world of skill based employment with

everything from Robotics to Fashion, ICT to Music

Management included.

We would like to thank all students for their

exemplary behaviour and enthusiasm on this

important school visit. As we work towards

developing careers knowledge and understanding,

this is an important visit to take part in.

Martin Conway

Head of Year 10

Uniform Update

We are generally very pleased with the standard of

uniform as it is worn by the majority of our

students. As we enter the wet winter weather,

students are reminded that shoes (not boots) must be

worn and that coats should be stored in lockers or

bags during the day. We have written to a number of

families asking that students do not have nail

extensions or gels during term time as these are

inappropriate for school. Nail glue and nail polish are

inappropriate items and must not be brought into the

Academy. As always, we remind you that facial

piercings are not permitted in the Academy and

should only be undertaken if removal can be

guaranteed for January 6th 2017.

Elaine Boyd

Vice Principal

New Look Ties

You will have noticed our new look branding on our

website, in our prospectuses and now in our

newsletter. We are moving our rebranding on a

little further by adjusting some aspects of the

school uniform.

As a first stage, we are in the process of ensuring

that every student is provided with a clip on tie.

These are proven to be both smarter and more

practical for students. They avoid debates about

the "correct length" of ties and ensure that

students do not have to deal with tricky knots when

they pull their ties the wrong way. As we are

providing new ties for all students, we are also

looking at a design which incorporates house

colours and increases the sense of community

identity for students.

Liz Furber

Principal



OUR

COMMUNITY



All Saints Academy—We

Remember

Our Act of Remembrance took place

on 11th November with the whole

Academy family gathered around the hub.

Following readings from Year 7 Head Girl, Charlotte

Preston and Sixth Form Head Girl, Shannon Stack,

wreaths were laid by Form Group Prefects.

Raymond x, who is a long-standing member of the

Salvation Army joined us to play The Last Post and

Reveille and Sixth Form student Shaweer Noorah

started and ended the 2 minute silence by blowing

an authentic war time whistle while appearing in

full period military dress. The silence was deeply

respectful and students and staff left the Act of

Remembrance to the accompaniment of Elgar’s

“Nimrod” and a cascade of poppies from the ceiling.

falling from the ceiling.

Houghton Regis Remembrance

Georgia Roberts, Olivia Coleman and Alex Lee

represented the Academy at the Remembrance

service in Houghton Regis.

Georgia and Olivia proudly wore their Cadet uniforms

and as they laid the wreath, supported by Alex, it was

a moment I’m sure they will remember.

It was heart-warming to see our community

represented by all of the local schools .

Alison Spicer

Staff Governor

Poppies

In November last year a number of Year7

students expressed a wish to develop their

art skills and produce a school display piece;

so the plan to recreate Paul Cummins and

Tom Piper’s ceramic poppy field at the

Tower of London for Remembrance Day

began. Since then the poppies have been

developed as a collaborative piece by staff

and students across the school in the

ceramics after school club overseen by the

specialist expertise of Jane Franklin. We

were particularly proud of the poppies

produced by Yr6 in their taster sessions

with Jane, Miss McVeigh and Mrs Granger;

proving that a positive sense of purpose

was the biggest asset to producing an art

piece worthy of commemorating those who

lost their lives in times of conflict. The

whole of the C&D Faculty took great pride

in unveiling the poppy field for students to

observe on their walk into school on Friday

11th; and in turn to observe the number of

students pause and reflect with solemnity.

Sales of the profits raised £300 for the

charity Help for Heroes. We hope to

expand and develop their field next year.

Jessica Granger

Curriculum Leader - C&D

Assemblies this week have

focused on the season of

Advent—a time of

preparation; of love, joy,

peace and hope.

Save the Children Christmas Jumpers

Christmas Jumper Day will be held on Friday 16th

December with staff and students invited to wear

their Christmas Jumpers as part of their school

uniform. (Normal school trousers/skirt to be worn.)

Students wishing to take part will need to bring in

£1 on the day, with money going to ‘Save the

Children, Christmas Jumper Day.’ Money raised will

go towards preventing children around the world

dying before their fifth birthday from preventable

diseases and will improve the lives and educations

of thousands living in third world countries.

Nicholas Carter


Children in Need

Children In Need was marked once again with students

invited to wear non-uniform and donate £1 to wear

something spotty, or something blue to mark anti-

bullying week. Students rose to the challenge, with

some modelling blue spots and many other dressing to

impress. In total we have raised £424, inclusive of a

‘guess the spots’ on the Children in Need smarties cake

which several tutor groups took part in. Well done to

7ZBR who guessed 786 smarties – the closest to the

correct answer of 821.

Nicholas Carter


OUR

COMMUNITY



Whipsnade Trip

As part of their Endangered Species GCSE Art project

Yr11 students took part in a trip to Whipsnade Safari

Park to develop observational drawing skills as well

as gather primary evidence to progress their

coursework. As part of the day we also had a

presentation on poaching of endangered animals

and a still life workshop was set up for students to

see the impact of illegal trafficking of animals and

their furs/bones through the zoos collection of

seized good from customs police. Students

represented the school to a high degree; staff voiced

their positive interactions with the students and

how ‘respectful and well behaved’ they were on

site; and that they looked forward to another visit

from the school.

Jessica Granger

Curriculum Leader - C&D

Smoothie Bike

Derek Smulders from Sustrans will be joining us on the morning of Monday 12th December with the ‘Smoothie Bike’ to promote cycling and healthy eating, students are invited to come along to the café in the morning to

choose their favourite fruits and to make a smoothie using the bike. Derek has kindly offered to remain at the Academy to meet with myself and Elaine Boyd in support of

our new safer cycling scheme.

Nicholas Carter Student Voice Co-ordinator

OUR

COMMUNITY

Student Voice

Student Voice over the last term has been working

hard on many fundraising ideas and events. One of

which we are most proud of is successfully raising 976

meals to support Dunstable foodbank. In addition to

this we raised £33 through selling Anti-bulling wrist

bands and this money is going to an Anti-bulling

charity ‘Ditch the Label’ which supports victims of

bullying. Furthermore Student Voice has recently

recruited new members, so we are very happy to

welcome, Niamh, James, Jazmine, Savannah to the

team. We’d also like to extend big congratulations to

Arron Barry for being promoted to Deputy Sectary!

Initiations have been given to Year reps who we hope

will join us at our next meeting to add their valuable

contributions. We are still open to having more

students join the team; we have meetings every

Wednesday at 1:30 in Room 0036, so why not come

and join the team?”

Shannon Stack

Student Voice Lead & Head Girl.

Support Our Community

Our ‘Harvest Appeal’ was a fantastic success, raising

over 409kg worth of food equating to approximately

976 meals. This is a fantastic amount for our first

event and the local foodbank commented that it’s one

of the largest food donations they’ve ever had. The

work of Dunstable Foodbank is unmeasurable in

helping the local community as well as supporting

families of student who go to our school. It was

humbling to see that already donated food from the

foodbank had been returned to them to go to other

families. We look forward to running this again in the

near future, and I’m positive that next time we can

beat 1000 meals! Thank you to everybody who

donated.

Lost property

We would like to remind parents that we have limited

storage available for lost property and, therefore, any

items not collected are sent to charity at the end of

every half-term. We recommend that parents write

their child’s name in items of uniform/coats etc so we

can re-unite them with their owners.



PSHE

Personal, Social and Health Education is currently

being delivered as part of the whole schools tutor

time routine.

Students focus this half term has been Dreams &

Goals (Careers). Within this topic they have

explored skills opportunity and understanding to

respect and admire others aspirations, skills of

independence and motivation, responding and

setting themselves a challenge, awareness of

opportunity in/outside school and how to find out

about careers.

An accolade to the hard work of tutors in the

development of school community and students

skills at public speaking KS3 tutor groups are

currently taking the lead with their year group

assemblies.

Miss Bolton’s group led the way braving a stand-up

presentation in front of the whole of Yr7 & 8 giving

their top tips on Positivity; followed by a film

starring Miss Crehan’s tutor group detailing a very

personal reflection on Motivation and Inspiration.

These students have set a high standard that we

look forward to seeing picked up by the rest of their

year

Jessica Granger

PSHCe Co-ordinator

OUR

COMMUNITY

Yr9 Workshop with Yinka Ilori

Yr9 Art students currently completing an additional

Silver Arts Award to their GCSE in Art, took part in a

workshop with acclaimed artist Yinka Ilori.

The students spent the day producing an up cycled

chair on the theme of Alice in Wonderland, which will

feature in a pop-up of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party in

the schools main foyer to promote the school’s

production. The Art department was transformed

into an furniture workshop for the day with students

experimenting with a range of wood work and

upholstery skills under the guidance of a skilled artist.

Yinka, who has recently graduated from London

Metropolitan University studying Furniture and

Product Design, and is gaining international

recognition, having already featured TimeOut, Vogue

and Observer Magazine, gave an inspirational talk to

both the Yr9 and Post16 Art students on resilience and

opportunity available to them through higher

education and setting up their own businesses.

Throughout the day Yr7 and Yr8 students were given

tours of the project as it progressed and the

opportunity to meet Yinka. The Yr9 students did us

proud with the efforts they put in to the day; Yinka

expressed his admiration for their efforts, going so far

as to spend their lunch in the workshop.

We greatly look forward to the inviting Yinka back for

the students pop-up exhibition in support of the

school production in February.

Jessica Granger

Curriculum Leader - Create & Design



OUR

COMMUNITY

The Academy has had the opportunity to take part in

a programme called ‘Bookbuzz’ to celebrate reading

for pleasure. Every student in Year 7 has been able to

choose their very own book from a list of 17 titles.

Last week, as part of the induction to the Learning

Resource Centre, we were delighted to present them

with their chosen book. Please encourage them to

read it at home and we look forward to reading their

reviews.

Janice Roberts

Learning Resource Centre Manager



Christmas Lunch

Thursday 15th December

Roast Turkey

Stuffing Balls, Pigs in Blankets, Gravy

and Cranberry Sauce

or

Parsnip and Leek

Cheese Parcels (v)

Both are served with

Roast Potatoes, Roast Parsnips,

Glazed Carrots and Brussel Sprouts

and

Traditional Christmas Pudding

and Vanilla Custard

or

Christmas Tree Ice Cream

Please pre-order your Christmas Lunch at

the

Dining Room before Thursday 8th Decem-

ber. You will be given a raffle ticket as

proof of purchase. This will be entered into

our draw to win one of our £25.00

high street vouchers.

Just Giving Our fundraising to create a memorial garden for Josh

and Ethan Houghton currently stands at £1109 and

plans are well underway to create a suitable design

that will provide a space for reflection and calm

within the Academy. Thank you to everyone who has

donated, organised fundraising activities or

contributed in any way.

Although our Just Giving page is closed, you can still

donate to help us reach our target of £1500. Just

place your donation, however small, in an envelope

marked Josh and Ethan Houghton and hand it in at

either Main Reception or Student Reception.

David Fraser Chair of Governors

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